From the category archives:
I’m once again highlighting one of our favorite plant nurseries: The Natural Garden located in Austin, Texas. The Natural Gardener is one of the most innovative garden centers I have seen. Every trip promises a of day a natural beauty. Each time we visit I find myself in awe and inspired to get busy gardening! [...]
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The summer after the children and I built and planted our DIY square foot gardens, I heard two little voices summoning me to the backyard, “Mommy, Mommy, look what we made!” The children were busy creating a square foot garden of their very own. Without any promoting or help from me the children had collected [...]
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My children are totally and completely in love with Hill Country Gardens, a local native plant nursery. They have adopted the owner, Andrea Sanger, as one of their best friends. When I say, “Let’s go to Hill Country Gardens” a loud cheer erupts, accompanied by fist pumping. Andrea has created a Secret Garden and the [...]
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A Pottage Garden (or a potager in French ) is a term for an ornamental vegetable or kitchen garden. Plants are chosen for their edibility and for their color and form. The herbs in this potager are both ornamental and readily available for cooking. Many plants are trained to grow upward. A well-designed potager can [...]
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Before Photo Since we moved into our little home built in 1952 we have tackled many projects. From totally gutting the kitchen to adding on a new master bedroom and bath. One thing I have learned is it is hard to homeschool, remodel and blog all at the same time. My plan was to take [...]
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I love herb gardens. I have found herbs easy to grow, requiring less water than many other plants. They grow lush, green, silver and many even bloom colorful flowers. They grow low into ground cover and also into tall beautiful stalks. I cannot resist running my fingers through their leaves smelling all of the tempting [...]
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Ready Set Grow! by DK is one of the very best gardening project books for children I have found. We checked it out from our local library but I am very tempted to purchase our own copy. Both of the children have perused the pages of this book many times, pointing out the garden projects [...]
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This year for his birthday, MacGyver asked for a birthday gift that is slightly outside of the box. He asked for a fish pond for our backyard. In our post GIVEAWAY: A Little Birthday Math Outside of the Box, I share how MacGyver researched and planned for his pond. We’re not pond experts so we [...]
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For those of you who are Planting a Rainbow or Growing a Vegetable Garden, we thought our post on how to create a square foot garden might be helpful. It has been terribly dry in the Texas Hill Country these last few years. The soil mixture recommended in the book All New Square Foot Gardening [...]
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MacGyver and Miss Enigma both received flower seeds and flower pots from the Easter Bunny. Last week we soaked-up a little sunshine and got busy planting. We’re including a FREE printable guide for your classroom or homeschool: How to Plant and Grow Seeds. It includes simple directions for early readers to follow. Look for the [...]
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After the success with our square foot gardens, yes we have enjoyed delicious homegrown tomatoes throughout the summer, I decided it was time to give our sad potted plants a makeover. The soil mixture recommended by Mel Bartholomew in his book All New Square Foot Gardening has worked out fabulous for our hot Texas climate. [...]
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This is the arbor that greets and ushers you into my back yard. This is where I relax each morning with a good book and my coffee. This is our vegetable / herb garden. Phew! It’s a lot of work! I’m perspiring just thinking about it! I use the Square Foot Gardening method. Great for [...]
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